Douglas B. Bruzzone and Michael Matzke Last week, “magician” David Blaine performed a stunt that required him to stay in an aquarium for over a week and then attempted to hold his breath longer than any other human in history at the end of his act. Bravo, David. Now, let’s see some actual magic. We […]
Reasons why David Blaine does crazy things
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The Outdoor Gunn 5-8-06
Chris Gunn Back when I started writing “The Outdoor Gunn,” I wrote one of my first columns on being courteous when surfing or engaging in water-sport activities. I wrote it because I had been forced into a near confrontation after accidentally dropping in on another surfer during a session at the Pismo Pier. At the […]
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Top 5: Sunset Spots in SLO
louise dolby 1. THE POLY “P” Every day, students look up and see the “P” on the mountain behind the Cerro Vista Apartments. Little do they know, it is one of the best places to watch the sunset. It’s an easy hike and doesn’t take too much time. To get there, walk through the parking […]
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Retaliating with the only weapon they have
Brian Eller, I just wanted to clarify a few things from the viewpoint of a Palestinian American who grew up in Palestine and who helped set up Palestine Awareness Week. When Abdel Malik referred to suicide bombers as “martyrs” he meant that Palestinians would rather die in retaliation to the oppression and torture they face […]
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Taking two years to promote peace, cultural understanding
Kristen Marschall Erin Taylor remembers holding gold, silver and bronze chains with her home-stay family as she watched the marriage of her new home-stay sister. She had helped the women prepare desserts and flowers by hand for this special day. The groom’s family brought the bride’s family gifts of banana trees, gold and meat, and […]
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Redefining feminism: Women's studies discusses 'zines'
Feminism: Belief in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. “Zines”: Short for magazines and usually refers to self-published, independent online publications. Cal Poly English professor Brenda Helmbrecht will be leading a discussion today focusing on the true meaning of feminism and the politically charged magazines that “enrage, offend, cajole and motivate readers to bring about social and political change in their – lives,” representatives from the women’s studies program said.
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Arlington West memorial honors fallen soldiers, civilians
whitney guenther Sgt. Michael Mitchell was only 25 years old and nearing retirement after serving seven years in the U.S. Army when he was killed in action in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq. The day he died was just three months before the day he planned to marry his fiancee. Poly Greens put up more than […]
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Respect, respect, respect
For the safety of all concerned, I’m happy to see that our guests here attending Cal Poly will have a safe way home after tipping a few downtown. What I don’t understand is some comments in a recent Mustang Daily article. The new van service will provide rides between downtown SLO and several Cal Poly […]
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Zionists and the real terrorists
Zionism: A policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine. It has become apparent from reading recent articles that Zionists will support Israel no matter how brutal their occupation is. These people support leaders such as Ariel Sharon who was once quoted as saying, “I vow that if I was just […]
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Garden Street hosts senior project, party
Lauren Zahner What do six indie bands, a garden gnome and a senior project have in common? It’s the KCPR Garden Party. “It’s really a taste of something different,” journalism sophomore Graham Culbertson said. Cal Poly’s radio station, KCPR, will be hosting a music festival at Downtown Brew on Garden Street from 2 to 10 […]
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Students reveal 'What the Butler Saw'
What do you get when you take a wealthy and bitingly estranged family, mix in some sex, lies and Polaroids, add a humanly impossible amount of binge drinking and throw in some sexy lingerie and a strait jacket? I’ll give you one hint: It’s not the Paris Hilton sex tape .